Lin Xi opened his eyes and glanced at the closed office door, and then replied reassuringly: "It's not just that the heart is not low, Xu Guanwen's ambition is estimated to scare you when he says it." ”

Zhao Ya's beautiful eyes looked at Lin Xi with humor and doubt.

"Why did you scare me?"

"He wants to surpass Bruce Lee!"

"What?" Zhao Yazhi was stunned, but not because of fright, but because of surprise.

"What do you think, Xu Guanwen filmed the "Modern Bodyguard" before and is the box office champion of the year and the holder of the highest movie box office record in Hong Kong, he has no higher goals to achieve in Hong Kong, but within Golden Harvest, he is not the best, because there will always be a Bruce Lee on top of his head."

Lin Xi slowly explained the reason for the matter, but Zhao Yazhi couldn't help frowning after hearing it.

"But Bruce Lee's movies are not as high at the box office as Mr. Xu's movies in Hong Kong?"

Lin Xi pursed his lips, "That's because Bruce Lee didn't put his mind completely on this side at all, since 74 years, Bruce Lee has shifted the focus of his career development back to the United States, so the movies he has made over the years are actually more about overseas markets, Xu Guanwen's sudden rise over the years has a lot to do with his talent in drama." But the main reason is that Bruce Lee went to the United States and gave up the Hong Kong market, so Hui's comedy has a bright future, and even so, the movies made by Xu Guanwen over the years have only surpassed Bruce Lee at the box office in Hong Kong. The overseas box office is added together, Xu Guanwen has always been behind Bruce Lee, so he must be unwilling, otherwise with his current identity and status in the film industry, how could he deign to come to me to talk about cooperation? ”

Zhao Yazhi looked at Lin Xi with a suspicious face, "Why do I hear that you are a little boastful?" Mr. Xu has been pressed by Bruce Lee. So he came to you for help, saying as if you could win Bruce Lee. ”

"Whether I can win or not is put aside, at least in Hong Kong, I am the first person who dares to challenge Bruce Lee, and on this basis, Xu Guanwen is right to come to me. Besides, he actually has the attitude of trying it out, do you really think he can help him surpass Bruce Lee? ”

On this issue, Lin Xi is very self-aware.

Zhao Yazhi was pleased, and Lin Xi suddenly said again: "He doesn't believe that I can do it, I'm going to show it to him, and when the time comes, the script will surprise him, so it's interesting!" ”

Zhao Yazhi covered his forehead a little helplessly, feeling speechless at Lin Xi's arrogant words.

According to Lin Xi's explanation just now. The reason why Xu Guanwen lost to Bruce Lee is mainly because of the American market.

You must know that Xu Guanwen is working hard to make a movie here, and the box office in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia combined is only more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars. Bruce Lee made a movie in the United States, and he could easily win five or six million US dollars at the box office, which is more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars when converted into Hong Kong dollars, plus the box office of Bruce Lee's movies in Southeast Asia is not bad, and the total box office can easily explode Xu Guanwen.

Since Bruce Lee "punched" the world in the United States, Hong Kong filmmakers have actually not given up their efforts to enter the American market. Among them, Golden Harvest is the representative, in addition to Bruce Lee. They have also invested in many American films, and have also brought many blockbuster films in Hong Kong to the United States. It's just that the results are not ideal.

American audiences only recognize Bruce Lee, and more relaxed, they only recognize kung fu movies, and other types of Hong Kong movies are basically not very likely to succeed in the United States because of cultural and regional surprises.

In addition, the problem of racial discrimination in American society is still very prominent in these years, if the movie is starring Chinese, the audience is not discriminatory, and there is no way for them to spend money to buy tickets.

This is a lesson that Hong Kong filmmakers have learned after many failures, and no other type of Hong Kong film can pry open the door to the American market except for kung fu films.

However, Xu Guanwen is a comedian, which dooms him to never achieve as brilliant results as Bruce Lee in the American market.

"Because of the limitations of identity and role, it is definitely not possible for Xu Guanwen to surpass Bruce Lee in personal achievements, but it is not impossible for one or two movies to surpass Bruce Lee, everyone is now staring at kung fu movies, in fact, there is more than one genre film that can be accepted by American audiences, but everyone has no way."

Lin Xi looked full of confidence, which made Zhao Yazhi a little curious.

"You found it?"

"In fact, this is not a profound question, why it is difficult for American audiences to accept other types of Hong Kong films except kung fu movies, mainly because of racial and cultural barriers, then we will try to avoid these problems and use those movies with plots greater than actors to open up the American market, this is the right way to go."

"The plot is bigger than the actors?" Zhao Yazhi repeated Lin Xi's words, with a puzzled expression in his eyes.

"That is to say, when the audience watches this movie, they can be attracted by the plot and ignore the existence of the actors." Lin Xi explained.

Zhao Yazhi's brows frowned slightly, and his expression became more and more confused.

She has never heard of a good actor who can hold up a movie, but she has never heard of a movie that can make the audience only focus on the plot and not the main actor.

"Hong Kong does not mean that there is no other place, in fact, the genre system of Hong Kong films is not complete, we only had kung fu films, comedies, horror films before, the situation has been better in recent years, some professional directors who have returned from studying abroad have also made some literary films and dramas that can reflect social reality and reflect humanistic care, but we don't have science fiction films, no disaster films, or there are just a gimmick, in essence, they are still other types of films, and they are precisely the two types I just mentioned. It's exactly the kind of movie I said that can make the audience pay attention to the plot and ignore the starring role, Hong Kong filmmakers have been bleeding in the United States for many years but have not discovered this problem, not because they don't have enough brains, but because they don't have the concept of these two movies in their understanding, so no one among them has been able to succeed except Bruce Lee. ”

Lin Xi explained so much, and Zhao Yazhi finally understood.

"So you want to make these two types of films?"

Lin Xi nodded while taking a sip of the water cup, just now saying so much, his throat was a little dry.

"But the question you mentioned just now, Mr. Xu is a comedian, so he can't act in other types of movies?"

"Disaster movies are definitely not good, but science fiction movies can? As long as the two genres of science fiction and comedy are mixed together, the leading actor is responsible for being funny, and the plot is responsible for science fiction, "Lin Xi spread his hands," so that all the problems are solved. ”

"Are you sure it's really okay?" Zhao Yazhi was still a little worried.

"That's what I did in "The Peerless Twins"? blends martial arts and comedy together, and the effect is still good, and do you think Xu Guanwen really came to me to cooperate because I made two TV series and was a little famous? What he really valued was my ability to mix comedy with other genres, because he knew that comedy alone was not going to help him open up the American market. ”

Lin Xi analyzed Xu Guanwen's mind like this, and Zhao Yazhi also felt that it made sense, but at this time, Lin Xi changed his words: "Xu Guanwen has a good calculation, but this time I am destined to disappoint him." ”

These words confused Zhao Yazhi again, Lin Xi just said that he could help Xu Guanwen achieve his wish, why did he suddenly change his mind now?

"I said that I could help him as a wish, but I didn't say that the way to achieve his wish must be according to his expectations, I didn't explain it clearly just now, in fact, Xu Guanwen came to me this time because I wanted me to write him a movie that combines kung fu films and comedy films, especially after "Chu Liuxiang", many dangerous actions were found out that they could be completed through guò stand-ins and post-editing, which means that kung fu films are no longer the patent of actors who understand kung fu, and Xu Guanwen is of course tempted."

When Lin Xi said this, Zhao Yazhi finally understood what he meant.

"But you're not going to do that?"

"Of course, if I want to go this way, why should I find Xu Guanwen to cooperate, have you forgotten that I still have a Cheng Long in my hand? After acting in "Huo Yuanjia", I will prepare to let him try to make a movie that combines kung fu and comedy. Xu Guanwen's idea is good, but he still takes it for granted, and he doesn't distinguish the primary and secondary relationship, this type of movie must be based on kung fu, supplemented by comedy, and the funny routines are not the same, so actors who know kung fu have a lot more advantages than simple comedians, he thought he had found a way to surpass Bruce Lee, but in the end he found that he couldn't go at all, do you think he will be disappointed? ”

"Will you explain all this to him?" After all, Zhao Yazhi has some friendship with Xu Guanwen, and he can't bear to see him discouraged and disappointed, so he also wants to help him speak.

"When the script is written, I will mention it to him appropriately, but you don't have to expect too much, if you don't experience some things and hit your head and bleed, you will always be unwilling."

Obviously, Lin Xi didn't have much hope of persuading Xu Guanwen, in fact, he didn't think that he had to persuade Xu Guanwen, as long as the script he wrote could be accepted by Xu Guanwen, this cooperation could be carried out smoothly.

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